tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post907008642722419748..comments2024-04-10T14:38:37.290-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: On 3rd and 13th, Bluemercury arriving; dinosaur mural not yet extinctUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54511123710270561372017-04-19T19:11:12.251-04:002017-04-19T19:11:12.251-04:00Advance apologies for blathering. This isn't a...Advance apologies for blathering. This isn't a bad spot for this store considering it's so close to Kiehl's and Ricky's. It's like a little beauty row. <br /><br />That said, I find this store annoying and smug and overpriced, and if I want that I can just go uptown (or way downtown woot) to Saks, where the atmosphere justifies the smug and the expense (and in reality Saks beauty people tend to be incredibly nice <i>and</i> give a million free fragrance and skin care samples).<br /><br />Also, I agree that bluemercury (what does that even mean?) is a "gross mall store." Ricky's is an NYC institution, and Kiehl's has been in that spot since 1851!! So this mall store better not be hoping to take customers away from either of those homegrown businesses without a fight. I would not fuck with Ricky's — they will cut a bitch. (I say this with love btw)<br /><br />Finally, a lot of what bluemercury sells can be found at Sephora right up the way at Union Square, and IMO you will never find nicer people than those kids at Sephora.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18684787223699656012017-04-17T16:17:35.294-04:002017-04-17T16:17:35.294-04:00UGH, gross mall store. So weird.UGH, gross mall store. So weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83006590065330375782017-04-17T11:53:08.292-04:002017-04-17T11:53:08.292-04:00There's a Blue Mercury @ Broadway between 17th...There's a Blue Mercury @ Broadway between 17th & 18th Sts. That will be two in the few blocks between my office and my apt off 3rd Ave - with 6 or more make-up and skin care surrounding Union Square Park alone. That's only half the number of coffee places, so I expect more coming soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43944894688961121932017-04-17T11:23:03.609-04:002017-04-17T11:23:03.609-04:00 How did Union Square become the makeup district?... How did Union Square become the makeup district?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1938990079192496952017-04-17T10:47:40.759-04:002017-04-17T10:47:40.759-04:00According to that traffic signal (first image), it...According to that traffic signal (first image), it is either '9th and 13th', or, '3rd and 9th' - depending on where the photographer was standing when the photo was taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72168655316024515322017-04-17T10:36:44.123-04:002017-04-17T10:36:44.123-04:00Just glad it is not another frat bar / juice bar /...Just glad it is not another frat bar / juice bar / chain coffee shop / drug store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83457174916525533502017-04-17T10:11:40.824-04:002017-04-17T10:11:40.824-04:00You might want to add that Blue Mercury biz is own...You might want to add that Blue Mercury biz is owned by Macy's-sold for about $200 million in 2015 if memory serves. Makeup/skin care stores seem to be the new froyo in terms of proliferation and neighborhood penetration....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49644415522875730422017-04-17T10:02:13.944-04:002017-04-17T10:02:13.944-04:00The Backstory of the mural? I think it was an art...The Backstory of the mural? I think it was an artist who was making a statement that the EV is extinct. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88652855407623318842017-04-17T09:01:51.407-04:002017-04-17T09:01:51.407-04:00Will they hire Ugly Junkies?Will they hire Ugly Junkies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com